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• 626: 11th Anniversary Special - F1 Malaysian 2015 GP Re-Watchalong

  It's been 11 years of Motorsport101 in your listening world, and to celebrate the occasion in a free week of F1 and MotoGP, Dre Harrison and RJ O'Connell sit down to rewatch a iconic race of the turbo-hybrid era - F1's 2015 Malaysian Grand Prix from Sepang International Circuit. It was iconic for many reasons. Sebastian Vettel won for Ferrari in just his second ever start in red, after spending almost his entire career to date in the Red Bull umbrella, and he single-handedly injected some hope into the sport again after a brtually dominant start to the V6 era in 2014 - Where Mercedes won 16 out of 19 races, with Lewis Hamilton winning six out of the final seven to take his second World Title. But after a dreadful 2014 for Ferrari, Seb was the shot in the arm that Maranello, and maybe the whole sport needed. Dre and RJ talk about how Seb might now be underrated by modern-day metrics, how dominant the Ferrari was that day in terms of tire wear, just how surprisingly racy Sepang and the cars of 2015 were back then, and a whole lot more as they rewatch Sepang 2015 in full, and you can follow along too via the F1 TV access, listen in to hear how we did it!

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• 625: Get Well, Noah - 2025 MotoGP Malaysian Grand Prix Review

  Wish this was a brighter and perkier episode of Motorsport101, but sometimes we get no choice in the matter. This episode is dominated by the horrific accident between Noah Dettwiler and Jose Antonio Rueda during the Moto3 sighting lap last week. Dettwiler's bike had a technical problem and was slow on the outside of the track, Rueda didn't know that and ploughed into the back of him at near full racing speed.  Thankfully, since the time of recording this on Wednesday, Rueda's injuries are not life-threatening with a concussion and broken hand, with Noah now out of intensive care after suffering an open fracture to the leg, multiple cardiac arrests and a broken neck.  Dre, Cam and RJ talk about the nature of Moto3's diminishing coverage and why dropping Sunday warm-ups may have indirectly contributed to the accident, what it could potentially take for a race to be cancelled and the nature of a horrible year in bike racing for injuries.  There's also a brief review of the Malaysian GP itself as Alex Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia split victories, with the latter suffering a rear puncture of all things, Joan Mir getting back on the podium for Honda, and more. And of course, our continued best wishes to Noah and Jose. 

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• 624: Norris' Finest Hour - 2025 F1 Mexican Grand Prix Review

  What a time for Lando Norris to break out arguably his greatest weekend in his F1 career. Not once across the three days, even giving up a practice session for Pato O'Ward deterred Norris from dominating the weekend, taking pole by four tenths of a second, before leading every single lap enroute to a 30-second victory, the biggest win of the 2025 season so far. Across the garage though, Oscar Piastri could only manage fifth in another struggling weekend for the Australian, and with it, he loses his Championship lead for the first time in 17 races. It's a four-race shootout for the crown, with Verstappen still just about in contention, 36 points back. Who takes the title? Dre, Cam and RJ also breakdown a manic start and climax to the race involving grass shortcuts, debated stewarding calls and a VSC with 2 laps to go that ended two high tension fights for the podium. More on Carlos Sainz' disasterclass, a career-high P4 for Ollie Bearman for Haas, and yet another questionable moment for the rulebook as Verstappen and Hamilton clash on track again. 

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• 623: Raul Finally Arrives - 2025 MotoGP Australian Grand Prix Review

  After four years, the greatest Moto2 Rookie Season of all-time, three different times, and two different brands, Raul Fernandez finally reached the mountain top and took his first Premier Class victory in MotoGP, and in dominant fashion. Because 2025 hasn't finished being weird yet.  Dre, RJ and Cam talk about what led Fernandez down the road of making him a MotoGP race winner, ponder whether Aprilia is back to compete for major honours, and the latest difficulty that faces Pecco Bagnaia after another nonsensical and poor weekend. I mean, at one point being as slow as Michele Pirro?! Really? There's also a big catchup on Philip Island and why its days on the MotoGP grid may be numbered, Toprak taking his third World Superbike Championship over Nicolo Bulega and why KTM might be in more financial trouble... 

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• 622: The Chase Is On - 2025 Formula 1 US Grand Prix Review

  Uh-oh... why do I hear Jaws music playing in the background? Just when McLaren badly needed a normal weekend just to restore some feeling, they wipe each other out in the Sprint, go slow in Qualifying, and then have a mediocre race so that Max Verstappen is now within 40 points of the title, an unthinkable prospect given he was 104 behind in Zandvoort barely two months ago. What the hell?! Dre, Cam and RJ break down Max's dominant weekend, taking Pole and Win in both the Sprint and GP. Fun Fact: No-one else has ever done that in an F1 weekend, and Max has done it four times. For someone who hates the Sprint format, Max is devastatingly good at it. Oh and more on the Sprint crash seen around the world as Piastri's cutback led to a four car wreck, three DNF's, and a rattled Woking.  Sadly, we can't talk about the Apple TV deal due to Cam-related reasons, but we also talk Hulkenberg getting back in the points, Alpine and one of the worst Team Orders calls we've ever seen, and Charles Leclerc still showing he has that dawg in him.

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